“Prevention is better than cure” holds true for AIDS. AIDS is an issue to which we can no more turn our backs! Since 1995, December 1 is celebrated every year as World AIDS day. In the past few years, things have significantly changed for AIDS..Awareness on this incurable disease has increased manifold. It is now a discussable subject, especially in a country like India where earlier a mere mention of it would have raised eyebrows. Also … [Read more...]

Month of October is somewhat special simply because October is Fair Trade month!! Running a Fair Trade organization since past few years has been a journey full of ups and downs. Having spent considerable time in this field, I know the challenges and sufferings of artisans in India and am continuously endeavoring to make a difference in their lives by making them self-sustainable and following Fair Trade practices.  I now feel that I am … [Read more...]

Recently I visited one of our artisan groups in the rural taluks of Karnataka. Its an all women’s organization dedicated to the empowerment of women and children. Most of the artisans are widows, destitutes, tribals, physically Challenged girls and economically backward women. The main aim of the visit was to conduct a technical workshop and interact with our women artisans, to know more about them. After the workshop on `Trend & color … [Read more...]

Child labor is a sensitive issue. It refers to the employment of children as regular and sustained labour. This issue has been a topic of heated debate for a long time. International labor Organization (ILO) defines child labor as work that deprives childrenof their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development .                                  It refers to … [Read more...]

5th June 2010 is World Environment Day, a day which focuses on generating   awareness on environment related issues. If we go by the facts, it was on this day that the United Nations conference on the human Environment began which was held from 5-16 June 1972  and the first World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 1973.  This day gives us a chance to do something for our environment which we generally take for granted and don’t heed to … [Read more...]

 May 8’ 2010 is going to be a celebrated affair for all the Fair Traders  in the world as this day is one of the most awaited event of the year i.e., World Fair Trade Day. All over the world, people are busy giving final touches to their preparations for this day. In North America, one of the themes for this year is “Fair Trade My Home” in which people are being motivated to replace their day to day products with Fair Trade items. Our … [Read more...]